Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) may be a marker of systemic oxidative stress in normotensive and preeclamptic term pregnancies

Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 717-721

  Kharfi, Abdelaziz ^a   Giguère, Yves ^b   De Grandpré, Pierre ^b   Moutquin, Jean Marie ^a   Forest, Jean Claude ^b  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER UNIVERSITAIRE DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^b LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

H2O2; hCG; Oxidative stress; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MONITORING; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 22544433769     PISSN: 00099120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2005.04.011     Document Type: Article

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